The evening will focus on multiple performances featuring four Rainbow City ensembles. This is a new conception of a gala that fits with who our members are and what makes for a special evening. Our members gain joy from playing music and we know you will love to hear them!
After arriving to check in and browse the lobby, guests will be seated in the acoustically perfect Taper Auditorium to hear our concert performance. In the first half, Rainbow City Concert Band will perform exciting pieces including Shout Out by Tyler Mazone and A Mother of a Revolution by Omar Thomas, written to commemorate the Stonewall Riots. We will also welcome member conductor in a moving performance of a piece she chose as the winner of our Conduct an Ensemble auction item in 2023. Our concert band has been performing for 26 years and we welcome interim director Tim Norris to direct this beautiful performance.
Rainbow City Orchestra, only in its second season back in action under the baton of Artistic Director Christopher Hanson and they are knocking it out of the park with a fun and beautiful program of music planned. We will enjoy another of Dr. Hanson's infamous mashup medleys with music from three musicals--The Greatest Showman, West Side Story, and Wicked. All three are fabulous shows that are special to our community and highlight different communities. They will close the concert with the piece Ode to Life by Leslie Adams for a gorgeous way to end the staged portion of our evening.
Following the concert performance, gala attendees will enjoy even more music and dance into the night, all in the spacious Grand Lobby. The program will kick into gear with a lively performance by Rainbow City Color Guard performing their first ever Winterguard routine, Spectrum. You'll be wowed by this performance in three parts with spinning flags, airblades, and sabers. This growing ensemble has been doing amazing work and you'll be in awe at the performance they spent all winter rehearsing.
Our evening will hit a stride when Rainbow City Jazz Band takes the stage to present some wonderful jazz tunes. Fans of the jazz band will remember their stellar performance recently at Seattle's Winterfest! Of course, they will include some of our old favorites, swing standards you know and love, but they also play charts from diverse new composers. Enjoy drinks, food, and dance as we all enjoy the company of our community.
